Innocent woman shot as she slept
Last year on March 29 I wrote this blog entry about a 50-year-old man being shot as he slept inside his home on Westford Street. I said I had never seen an incident like that in Lowell before. I’m sad...
View ArticleMarket Street store robbed at gunpoint
City police are investigating an armed robbery at La Vecina Market, 479 Market Street, where officers were called tonight about 8:40 p.m. Police were called to the store by a 911 call reporting that a...
View ArticleTwo stabbings, two arrests.
Tonight got real crazy, real fast, when there were simultaneous, but unrelated stabbings on opposite sides of the city tonight about 8:20 p.m. As a result, I’m very busy so I’m just going to copy my...
View ArticleShooting in Eagle Park
A man who appeared to be in his 20’s was shot twice, once in the back and once in the arm, at Eagle Park, near West Sixth and Jewett Streets in Lowell, this afternoon. Police rushed to the park at 7:07...
View ArticleMan shot in Centralville
Just got back from a weekend off and I already have bad news. Please stop shooting. LOWELL — A 27-year-old Lowell man was flown to a Boston trauma center after he was shot once in the abdomen by an...
View ArticleMajor coke and heroin bust in Lowell
I got wind of this story kinda late tonight so I’m just going to paste my story for print here along with a photo of some of the stuff that was seized provided by Lowell police. LOWELL — Lowell police...
View ArticleGunfire in Centralville
LOWELL — An apartment building at Coburn and West Third streets was struck by two bullets early Sunday morning as someone fired at least three gunshots moments before a car fled the scene. Police said...
View ArticleLowell police reverse overdose with Narcan
An unidentified man overdosing on heroin was revived with nasal Narcan tonight, and it’s believed to be the first time Lowell police have used the drug since it was deployed with officers. Lowell...
View ArticleShots Fired in the Acre
Lowell police are investigating an incident in which several gunshots were fired in the Acre neighborhood early Sunday morning. Police were called to a parking lot near Adams and Cross streets at 2:33...
View ArticleBig shoes to fill
One of the parts of learning the job during my first few days at The Sun involved police reporting vet Rob Mills driving me all over Lowell. Rob, who I was chosen to replace, seemed to know where every...
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